London vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	99	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	937K

The cost of living in London is 407% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 8th and 6823rd ($3851 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Kingdom and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.3 months in Managua. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Managua

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	London	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$7040

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018